Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 (L.N. 346 of 2013)

B 4223 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 4223 L.N. 346 of 2013 ENVIRONMENT AND DEVELOPMENT PLANNING ACT (CAP. 504) Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013 BY VIRTUE of the powers conferred by articles 61and 62 of the Environment and Development Planning Act, the Minister for Sustainable Development, the Environment and Climate Change, after consultation with the Malta Environment and Planning Authority, has made the following regulations: Citation. S.L. 504.62 1. The title of these regulations is the Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) (Amendment) Regulations, 2013, and these regulations shall be read and construed as one with the Waste Management (End of Life Vehicles) Regulations, hereinafter referred to as "the principal regulations". Scope.2. These regulations bring into effect the provisions of Commission Directive 2013/28/EU of the European Parliament and the Council amending Annex II to Directive 2000/53/EC on end-of life vehicles. Substitutes Schedule 3 to the principal regulations. 3. Schedule 3 to the principal regulations shall be substituted by the following new schedule: B 4224 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 4224 "SCHEDULE 3 Materials and components exempt from regulation 4 Materials and components Scope and expiry date of the exemption To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with regulation 4(2) Lead as an alloying element 1. (a) Steel for machining p u r p o s e s a n d b a t c h h o t d i p ga lv an ized s tee l com ponent s containing up to 0.35% lead by weight 1. (b) Continuously galvanised s t e e l s h e e t c o n t a i n i n g u p t o 0.35% lead by weight Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles 2. (a) Aluminium for machining purposes with a lead content up to 2% by weight As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005 2. (b) Aluminium with a lead content up to 1.5% by weight As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008 2. (c) Aluminium with a lead content up to 0.4% by weight (1) 3. Copper alloy containing up to 4% lead by weight (1) 4. (a) Bearing shells and bushes As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008 4. (b) Bearing shells and bushes in engines, transmissions and air conditioning compressors 1 July 2011 and spare parts for veh ic l e s pu t on the marke t before 1 July 2011 Lead and lead compounds in components 5. Batteries (1) X 6. Vibration dampers Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles X 7. (a) Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chass i s app l ica t ions , and engine mountings As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2005 7. (b) Vulcanising agents and stabilisers for elastomers in brake hoses, fuel hoses, air ventilation hoses, elastomer/metal parts in the chass i s app l ica t ions , and engine mountings containing up to 0.5% lead by weight As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2006 B 4225 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 4225 7. (c) Bonding agents for e l a s t o m e r s i n p o w e r t r a i n app licat ions containing up to 0.5% lead by weight As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2009 8. (a) Lead in solders to attach e l e c t r i c a l a n d e l e c t r o n i c components to electronic circuit boards and lead in finishes on terminations of components other t h a n e l e c t r o l y t e a l u m i n i u m capacitors, on component pins and on electronic circuit boards Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles X(2) 8. (b) Lead in solders in electrical applications other than soldering on electronic circuit boards or on glass Vehicle type approved before 1 January 2011 and spare parts for these vehicles X(2) 8. (c) Lead in finishes on t e r m i n a l s o f e l e c t r o l y t e aluminium capacitors Vehicle type approved before 1 January 2013 and spare parts for these vehicles X(2) 8. (d) Lead used in soldering on glass in mass airflow sensors Vehicle type approved before 1 January 2015 and spare parts of such vehicles X(2) 8. (e) Lead in high melting temperature type solders ( i .e . lead-based alloys containing 85% by weight or more lead) (3) X(2) 8. (f) Lead in compliant pin connector systems (3) X(2) 8. (g) Lead in solders to c o m p l e t e a v i a b l e e l e c t r i c a l c o n n e c t i o n b e t w e e n semiconductor die and carrier within integrated circuit flip chip packages (3) X(2) 8. (h) Lead in solder to attach heat spreaders to the heat sink in power semiconductor assemblies with a chip size of at least 1 cm2 of projection area and a nominal current densi ty of at least 1A/ mm2 of silicon chip area (3) X(2) 8. (i) Vehicle type approved before 1 January 2016 and after that date as spare parts for these vehicles Vehicle type approved before 1 January 2016 and after that date a s s p a r e p a r t s f o r t h e s e vehicles(4) X(2) 8. (j) Lead in solders for soldering in laminated glazing (3) X(2) 9. Valve seats As spare parts for engine types developed before 1 July 2003 Materials and components Scope and expiry date of the exemption To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with regulation 4(2) B 4226 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 4226 10. (a) Electrical and electronic components which contain lead in a glass or ceramic, in a glass or ceramic matrix compound, in a glass-ceramic material, or in a glass-ceramic matrix compound. X(4) (for components other than piezo in engines) This exemption does not cover the use of lead in: glass in bulbs and glaze of spark plugs, dielectric ceramic m a t e r i a l s o f c o m p o n e n t s listed under 10(b), 10(c) and 10(d). 10. (b) Lead in PZT based dielectric ceramic materials of c a p a c i t o r s b e i n g p a r t o f integrated circui ts or d iscrete semiconductors 10. (c) Lead in dielectric ceramic mater ials of capacitors with a rated voltage of less than 125 V AC or 250 V DC Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2016 and spare parts for these vehicles 10. (d) Lead in the dielectric ceramic materials of capacitors compensating the temperature related deviations of sensors in ultrasonic sonar systems (3) 11. Pyrotechnic initiators Vehicles type-approved before 1 July 2006 and spare parts for these vehicles 12. Lead-containing t h e r m o e l e c t r i c m a t e r i a l s i n automotive electrical applications t o r ed u ce C O2 e m i s s io n s b y recuperation of exhaust heat Vehicles type approved before 1 January 2019 and spare parts for these vehicles X Hexavalent chromium 13. (a) Corrosion preventive coatings As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2007 13. (b) Corrosion preventive coatings related to bolt and nut a s s e m b l i e s f o r c h a s s i s applications As spare parts for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2008 Materials and components Scope and expiry date of the exemption To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with regulation 4(2) B 4227 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA B 4227 (1) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2015. (2) Dismantling if, in correlation with entry 10(a), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account. (3) This exemption shall be reviewed in 2014. (4) Dismantling if, in correlation with entries 8(a) to 8(j), an average threshold of 60 grams per vehicle is exceeded. For the application of this clause electronic devices not installed by the manufacturer on the production line shall not be taken into account. Notes: A maximum concentration value up to 0.1% by weight and in homogeneous material, for lead, hexavalent chromium and mercury and up to 0.01% by weight in homogeneous material for cadmium shall be tolerated. The re-use of parts of vehicles which were already on the market at the date of expiry of an exemption shall be allowed without limitation since it is not covered by regulation 4(2)(a). Spare parts put on the market after 1 July 2003 which are used for vehicles put on the market before 1 July 2003 shall be exempted from the provisions of regulation 4(2)(a)(*).". 14. As an anti-corrosion agent of the carbon steel cooling system in absorption refrigerators in motor caravans up to 0.75 weight -% in the cooling solution except where t h e u s e o f o t h e r c o o l i n g technologies is practicable (i.e. available on the market for the application in motor caravans) and does not lead to negat ive e n v i ro n m e n ta l , h ea th a n d /o r consumer safety impacts X Mercury 15. (a) Discharge lamps for headlight application Vehicle type approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles X 15. (b) Fluorescent tubes used in instrument panel displays Vehicle type approved before 1 July 2012 and spare parts for these vehicles X Cadmium 16. Batteries for electrical vehicles As spare parts for vehicles put o n t h e m a r k e t b e f o r e 3 1 December 2008 *This clause shall not apply to wheel balance weights, carbon brushes for electric motors and brake linings. Materials and components Scope and expiry date of the exemption To be labelled or made identifiable in accordance with regulation 4(2) B 4228 VERŻJONI ELETTRONIKA Ippubblikat mid-Dipartiment tal-Informazzjoni (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta — Published by the Department of Information (doi.gov.mt) — Valletta Mitbugħ fl-Istamperija tal-Gvern fuq karta riċiklata — Printed at the Government Printing Press on recycled paper Prezz/Price €0.54